Income Percentile Calculator for the United States in 2019

Below is an individual income percentile calculator for the United States for 2019. Enter gross, pre-tax income earned by one person in full-year 2018 to compare to the US individual income distribution. (For a complete picture, see the household income calculator).

Individual Income Benchmarks in 2019

People love round numbers – I get it. Now let’s talk about how often people make the big benchmarks as an individual.

Take the exact numbers with a grain of salt (beware of false precision!). Just look at the absolute number as the rough number of workers who cleared the threshold.

How many people made $50,000 or more in 2019?

41.7% of workers, or around 72,624,482 people in the United States made $50,000 or more in 2019.

How many people made $100,000 or more in 2019?

“Six-figure income” is a common target income in the United States, and one which around 1/8th of workers hit. 13.8% of workers, or around 24,129,891 people in the United States made $100,000 or more in 2019.

How many people made $250,000 or more in 2019?

1.9% of workers, or around 3,365,738 people in the United States made $250,000 or more in 2019.

How many people made $500,000 or more in 2019?

.5% of workers, or around 801,705 people in the United States made $500,000 or more in 2019.

How many people made $1,000,000 or more in 2019?

Usually when we talk about millionaires we’re talking about net worth. However, ~.2% of workers – around 320,533 people in the United States – made $1,000,000 or more in 2019.

What is considered a good individual income?

A good income in the United States started around $46,000 in 2019. That’s the median individual income for a person who typically worked 40 or more hours per week. A better income is $75,875, which started the 75th percentile of earnings for 40+ hour workers.

These numbers are obviously very location dependent. What’s good at the country level does not necessarily translate to where you live. For example, in San Francisco County a family of 4 would be considered very low income at $75,875.